Following the opening prayer, President Baron Waqa delivered his address welcoming the new citizens into the Nauruan family.
“Each of you today will have something special to share with your families that is uniquely yours to add to the meaning of being a Nauruan.
“We hope, in turn, that the freedom, the peace, the diversity and tolerance that we are privileged to enjoy in Nauru will be actively embraced and advanced by you.
